Diffraction characteristics of a liquid crystal polarization grating analyzed using the finite-difference time-domain method

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 16702-16711

  Chao, Jen Chun ^a   Wu, Wei Yen ^a   Fuh, Andy Ying Guey ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLYMER FILMS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

DIFFRACTED BEAMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION GRATING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 37149042890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.016702     Document Type: Article

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